What is the scale factor for the set of similar figures?
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What is the scale factor for the set of similar figures?
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thardy696 · Answer

I'm giving medals

thardy696 · Answer

Can you help me? Please

hexiflexidexi · Answer

Its the ratio of the polygons--its the length of the side to the length of the same side on the other polygon. And then simplify it as you simplify fractions.

thardy696 · Answer

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hexiflexidexi · Answer

For example |dw:1458136802915:dw| here, it is 3:9 which can be simplified to 1:3

hexiflexidexi · Answer

Thus he scale factor in this is 3--the side length of the circle to the right is three times of that to the left.

thardy696 · Answer

So, my answer is 33.6?

hexiflexidexi · Answer

For the example or your question?

thardy696 · Answer

My question

hexiflexidexi · Answer

Uh, actually, I might have made it more complicated than it should be: its something over something :) In your case, its 16/12. You can simplify it :) It only has to be expressed as a fraction, not a decimal~

thardy696 · Answer

4/3

hexiflexidexi · Answer

Yep ;) Sorry for getting you confused~